Categories for Marketing & Advertising
Throughout social distancing, sheltering-in-place and now the gradual, phased reopening of communities, there has been a dramatic shift in how, when and why we consume media. Weekly, we receive updated data, facts and figures regarding media consumption trends and forecasts for which changes may stay long after restrictions are ended. While the data varies weekly, there are some overall trends that are consistent week-to-week. This stat sums it up well: 78 percent of U.S. consumers say they are spending more time using at least one digital device since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.1 Media consumption is not the same... Read More
AcrobatAnt is excited to announce that we have partnered with Centro Basis to offer digital media placements in-house vs. outsourcing to a third-party. What does that mean for our clients? No middleman, which removes a potential layer of margin/commission, and lowers the overall cost of placements. More control and insight for improved optimizations. Historically, we relied on our third-party partners to optimize campaigns and report weekly updates. Now, we can log in and optimize performance daily—or even hourly—if needed. Access to multiple ad exchanges through one platform. We can deploy and optimize ads across 36 different ad exchanges, including Google,... Read More
So. You’ve read part 1 of our blog series on understanding micro- vs. macro-conversion goals and why they are extremely important to your business. (if you haven’t, click here to read part 1.) Now it is time to sit down and identify whether the goals you have established for your business and digital campaign are micro-conversion goals or macro-conversion goals. Here are three questions you can ask yourself to (hopefully) make it a bit more clear: 1. What do you think about when you picture a conversion? This may seem obvious, but usually when people think of conversions, they picture macro-conversions. Whatever... Read More
What are they and why do they matter? One of the major benefits of digital and online marketing is the ability to actively track and monitor a campaign. Through Analytics, it is possible to collect monthly, weekly, daily, hourly and even real-time data on what your online marketing campaign is doing, and to answer important questions, such as: How many clicks am I getting? How many impressions have I received? How do my display ads compare to my native ads? (If you read that line and thought, “what the heck is a native ad?” check out our blog post about... Read More
As we enter the ‘20s (that still sounds weird), the members of AcrobatAnt’s partners offer some thoughts on the agency’s past, present and future.
When the calendar flipped to 2020, AcrobatAnt officially began its twelfth year as a full-service advertising and marketing agency — with a whole new look and feel from this time a year ago. Nine new Ants have joined the team over the past year. Two long-time employees, David Vávra and Bryan Cooper, are now partners assuming greater managerial responsibilities. Vávra, the agency’s controller, is in charge of internal operations, tools, culture and team development in addition to his financial-management duties. Cooper, associate creative director for the past five years, takes over as creative director from partner/founder Danny Sadler, who retired... Read More
Need a quick background to get the basics of native advertising? Check out Part 1 of our series, then come back to this article. Native advertising, like any media channel, is just one piece of the marketing mix and should not be considered the silver bullet towards marketing success. Each media type has its role in driving traffic, building brand awareness, increasing brand awareness and driving sales—so, where does native fit in? Native is the best method to help viewers understand how your brand/product helps meet their needs and wants—but in editorial form, not a punchy ad. Remember, this should look... Read More
Despite being one of the largest and fastest growing areas of digital advertising, many marketers are still unsure what exactly native advertising entails, and how and when it may be a good fit for their marketing mix. So, what is native advertising anyways? It is sponsored content, which is relevant to the consumer experience, not interruptive, and looks and feels similar to its editorial content.1 In short, it is a paid ad that is disguised as original content. Native Ads Quick Facts2: Viewers spend nearly the same amount of time reading editorial content and native ads—2 seconds and 1 second,... Read More
The first thing someone does when they need something is get online and search for that product or service. We all do it. Investing in paid search will guarantee that your business information will appear at the right time, in the right place when consumers are actively looking for information. SEM targets an audience that is already interested in what you have to offer and allows your business to be present when those users are trying to satisfy a need. Utilizing Google Ads, we bid on search keywords relevant to your brand/product/service. Benefits of SEM: Captures the low-hanging fruit –... Read More
As the blockbuster show Game of Thrones was approaching its final season, Mazzio’s came to us wanting to capitalize on all of the buzz and hype among the legions of Game of Thrones viewers and associate the Mazzio’s brand with the Game of Thrones franchise. Our strategy was a combination of six-weeks of giveaways on Facebook and Instagram—to coincide with the six episodes of the final season—and outdoor boards to drive traffic to tease the giveaways and drive viewers to the Mazzio’s social media accounts. At the beginning of each week, we deployed a new post that associated Mazzio’s products... Read More
